Will the new Rwanda treaty see flights get off the ground?
The Prime Minister’s promise was a straightforward one – he vowed to “stop the boats” as thousands of asylum seekers crossed the Channel without authorisation.
But as crossings continued, the pledge has been complicated by legal challenges arguing that forcibly removing migrants to Rwanda is against their rights and the law.
The Supreme Court delivered Rishi Sunak a blow by ruling that his policy was unlawful.
Five of the UK’s most senior justices ruled the scheme could not go ahead as it was.
They cited a long list of concerns about Rwanda as they concluded there was a real risk that genuine refugees could be sent back to their country of origin, where they would face “ill-treatment”.
Now Home Secretary has travelled to to sign a fresh treaty as part of
